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Jeanne Phillips

Old friend seeks encouraging words for mother of criminal

DEAR ABBY: What do you say when a friend’s son has committed a horrific crime? Does one say, “I’m sorry” or “Call me,” or merely pat them on the shoulder and move on? Or, what? I know she is suffering and blames herself for his crime. How do I even approach her? I knew her quite well until I moved away and started my life on an opposite coast. Telling her what her son did is not her fault somehow seems trite. I’m sure other people have been in this kind of situation. I found out about the young man’s crime ...

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